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CONTENTS

Introduction

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Terminology

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VLAN configuration

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NIC Bonding configuration

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Jumbo frame configuration

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Other I/O high availability options

4

Configuration procedure

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Conclusion

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ADVANCED NETWORK CONFIGURATION GUIDE

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Summary of Contents for EMC px 12

Page 1: ...S Introduction 1 Terminology 1 VLAN configuration 2 NIC Bonding configuration 3 Jumbo frame configuration 4 Other I O high availability options 4 Configuration procedure 5 Conclusion 7 ADVANCED NETWORK CONFIGURATION GUIDE ...

Page 2: ... configurations VLANs are created to provide segmentation services to address issues such as scalability security and network management NIC bonding also known as NIC teaming link aggregation trunking among others is a computer networking technology that uses multiple network cables and ports in parallel to increase the link speed beyond the limits of any one single cable or port and to increase t...

Page 3: ...ce can work in a high availability environment which means it can work with multiple AD servers should one server fail or go offline VLAN CONFIGURATION VLAN is essentially a Layer 2 data Link Layer construct while an IP subnet is a Layer 3 Network Layer construct In an environment employing VLAN a many to many relationship can exist between VLANs and IP subnets It is possible to have multiple subn...

Page 4: ...aggregated bandwidth In a typical port cable port connection there are three single points of failure whether the connection is between computer and switch or between switches NIC bonding provides a solution to this problem by eliminating the single points of failure Failover can happen automatically in the event of a port or cable failure NIC bonding can be configured in different modes Some typi...

Page 5: ...ware and software process it So if the frame size is increased the same amount of data can be transferred with fewer frames thus reducing CPU utilization and increasing network throughput due to reduction of network overhead An Ethernet frame with more than 1500 bytes of payload is called a Jumbo Frame Conventionally Jumbo Frames can carry up to 9000 bytes of payload Most gigabit Ethernet switches...

Page 6: ...n iSCSI target CONFIGURATION PROCEDURE As illustrated collectively in the procedures below when using all these advanced network capabilities together the following limitations apply on the px12 VLAN can be configured on individual physical NICs but cannot be configured on bonded NICs Each NIC can have up to four VLANs NIC bonding can add individual physical NICs that do not have VLAN configured a...

Page 7: ... 2 is added to the bond 7 Click Apply to bond the NICs 8 To change the Bonding Mode for all bonded NICs click Modify network settings on the Network page Choose a value from the Bonding Mode drop down menu This is a global setting and all the bonded devices on the px12 will use the same mode Bonding Mode 9 Click Apply to change the Bonding Mode 10 To enable a jumbo frame for a NIC expand the Infor...

Page 8: ...0 000 000 000 bytes The capacity reported by your operating system may vary px12 Advanced Network Configuration Guide CONCLUSION The px12 network storage array is a high performance easy to use and highly reliable storage device specifically designed to meet the storage challenges that small and medium sized businesses face daily The device has four gigabit Ethernet ports that can be bonded togeth...

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